Pressure test: Can ASEAN meet the Indo-Pacific's security challenges?

About this episode

The episode discusses ASEAN's ability to address security challenges in the Indo-Pacific amidst rising geopolitical tensions.

Great power competition, maritime expansionism, and disruptions to global supply chains are heightening geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Many observers question whether the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is capable of responding to a crisis or conflict in the region. The Lowy Institute hosts three leading experts to discuss traditional and non-traditional security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, existing crisis coordination mechanisms and gaps in regional response capabilities. The conversation features Dr Bec Strating, Don McLain Gill, and Murni Abdul Hamid and is moderated by Dr Hunter Marston, Director of the Southeast Asia Program.  More episodes of the Lowy Institute's podcasts are available on your favourite podcast apps, including  Spotify ,  YouTube  and  Apple . Follow the Lowy Institute on our  website ,  X ,  Instagram  or  LinkedIn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Hunter Marston

Guests: Dr Bec Strating, Don McLain Gill, Murni Abdul Hamid

Topics covered

• geopolitical tensions
• security challenges
• ASEAN
• crisis coordination
• great power competition
• maritime expansionism

Keywords

• ASEAN
• Indo-Pacific
• security
• geopolitics
• crisis response
• maritime
• supply chains

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Places: Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia

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